Vocal Studies

The voice area at UGA’s Hugh Hodgson School of Music is a comprehensive program, supporting students in our various undergraduate and graduate degree programs as well as the Musical Theatre Certificate Program. Whether you aspire to be a performer, conductor, educator, therapist, composer, or want to use your vocal training in another vocation, there’s a place for you here. Our internationally recognized faculty have a broad range of expertise, performing and teaching multiple genres and vocal styles.

Performance opportunities for singers at The Hugh go beyond required solo recitals and ensemble concerts. Undergraduates can participate in staged productions as a member of Opera Ensemble or by auditioning for musicals in the Department of Theatre and Film Studies. Voice students frequently collaborate with student composers, commissioning new works to be premiered and performed at UGA and beyond. Students are encouraged to think creatively and explore their own identities through performance of music of diverse cultures, languages, and perspectives.

Our faculty and curricula aim to nurture and the whole artist. In addition to rigorous training in singing, musicianship, acting, lyric diction, and professional studies with our acclaimed faculty, UGA students have access to world-class visiting artists. Among the artists who have given masterclasses for our students recently are Angela Brown, Eric Owens, Lea Salonga, Renée Fleming, Talise Trevigne, and Renée Elise Goldsberry.